Now in her second term in the Legislature, Nancy serves
as Vice Chair of the Ways & Means Committee and on the
Emergency Board. Restoring fiscal responsibility to state government,
she helped establish Oregon’s first “rainy day” fund,
and steered the budget through the economic downturn while
preserving K-12 education, access to community colleges and
higher ed for job training, and our most critical services.

Serving on the Health Care Committee, Nancy has passed
legislation to curb growth in insurance costs and expand
access to affordable health care.

Her work has already improved services for hundreds of veterans.

Her government efficiency task force is yielding ideas for saving
dollars and improving services for the state and Oregon’s
36 counties.

In public safety, Nancy has supported drug courts and treatment
for offenders, State Troopers, and upgrading communications
for emergency responders.

Nancy pays special attention to the needs of Lane County residents. Her effective support for the Eugene ‘08 Olympic
Trials brought state funding for public safety, tourism and
economic development.

When the Beltline renaming was announced she voiced
strong protests to inappropriate spending; the project was
scaled back to less than 1% of the initial cost.

To protect affordable housing, she led efforts to pass legislation
improving protections for mobile home residents. She
champions job training, help for Oregon’s small businesses,
and key improvements for passenger and freight rail to get
Oregon’s economy back on track.